Tour Nerra Foulques - Loudun, Poitou-Charente
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N 47° 00.617 E 000° 04.807
31T E 278063 N 5210444
[FR] ancien donjon du château construit par Foulques Nerra, comte d'Anjou, en 1040, classée depuis 1877.
[EN] Former keep of the castle built by Foulques Nerra, count of Anjou, in 1040, classified since 1877.
Waymark Code: WMVM1Z
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 05/02/2017
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[FR] Malgré son nom sa base est rectangulaire. Foulques Nerra, comte d'Anjou en entreprit la construction au XIe siècle. Tour aveugle, elle servait de tour de guet. Du haut de la tour se développe une vue circulaire sur toute la région. Par beau temps on peut voir la Tour de Moncontour du même type et l'église fortifiée de Saint-Join-de-Marnes. Le dispositif de défense comprit aussi un donjon circulaire, plus tardif, faisait partie de l'ensemble. De ce dernier ne subsiste aujourd'hui que la trace des fondations au raz du sol. L'ensemble était intégré dans un édifice plus vaste appelé palais royal qui constituait une véritable forteresse qui fut démantelée sous Louis XIII semble-t-il à la demande de Richelieu. La ville comprenait alors un grand nombre de protestants d'où probablement la volonté de Richelieu de démanteler la forteresse pour mieux combattre les protestants.
[EN] Despite its name its base is rectangular. Fulques Nerra, Count of Anjou, undertook construction in the 11th century. A blind tower, it served as a watchtower. From the top of the tower develops a circular view over the whole region. In fine weather you can see the Moncontour Tower of the same type and the fortified church of Saint-Join-de-Marnes. The defensive system also included a later circular keep, which formed part of the whole. From this last one survives only the trace of the foundations to the ground. The whole was integrated into a larger building called royal palace which constituted a real fortress which was dismantled under Louis XIII seems at the request of Richelieu. The town then included a large number of Protestants, probably from Richelieu's will to dismantle the fortress to better fight the Protestants.
Year photo was taken: 1933
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